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steve-bergsman's picture
Aug.03.2011
            One of the most successful and daring real estate developments in U.S. history was the building of Levittown, Long Island, in 1947. Although it became the prototype modern suburb, it was more reviled than appreciated during the...
peter-conners's picture
Mar.01.2009
"The hardest part of being the Grateful Dead's publicist was convincing the media that Dead Heads were diverse, thoughtful, and not infrequently accomplished.  If I'd just had a copy of Peter Conners' Growing Up Dead, I could have simply handed it out.  The Dead Head subculture was rich and...
christine-hamm's picture
Feb.17.2009
From Amazon: (by Aleah Sato) Christine Hamm's Transparent Dinner illustrates the psychological breaking down of the American daughter. Beginning at the dinner table, this daughter intuitively knows her fate, and is forced to come face-to-face with her incompetent (at best) and malevolent (at worst...
jill-k-t-murray's picture
Nov.11.2008
Just when Nadine “Lady Six Sky” Durant’s crew finally has a shot at the Hogtown Showdown, the T-Dot’s biggest b-boy battle, her parents drop the bomb: they’re moving from Parkdale, downtown, to cheesy Rivercrest, a million miles away in the middle of nowhere. Is this a conspiracy to keep her from...